Ace Football previews the Championship game between Coventry and Watford who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Coventry enjoy home advantage, when visitors Watford swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Coventry are placed oneth with 25 points after 11 matches. Watford occupy a position as 12th in the league on 15 points.
Form: Coventry vs Watford
Coventry Form
In their last three outings, Coventry won 0-5 against Sheffield Wednesday, beat Blackburn by 2-0 and hammered Portsmouth 1-2. Coventry won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 14 and conceded four goals.
Watford Form
The results have been up and down for Watford, who beat Oxford by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Sheffield United, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against West Bromwich. Watford came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by eight goals to four.
Betting stats for Coventry and Watford
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Coventry and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 16 of the last 18 Coventry home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Coventry have won the last 5 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won the last 5 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Coventry have won 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Coventry have won 4 of the last 5 matches in the Championship and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 27 of the last 29 Watford matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 22 of the last 24 Watford matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Watford away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Watford away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Watford have lost 8 of the last 10 away matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Coventry vs Watford
Brandon Thomas-Asante has six strikes in six Championship matches for Coventry, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Watford. The visitors are looking to Imran Louza, who has provided his team with three Championship goals.
Popular betting markets: Coventry vs Watford
Full-time result
Coventry won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing two as well. Watford won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost six in this run. Coventry won their last 5 matches on the bounce. Watford did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Amazingly, Watford failed to keep a clean sheet in their 16 last matches. Coventry have not lost to Watford in 7 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Coventry scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Coventry managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Coventry have scored in 6 consecutive league meetings with Watford.
Total goals
Coventry saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Watford, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game.
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